- A
mainsail is a sail
rigged on the main mast of a
sailing vessel. On a
square rigged vessel, it is the
lowest and
largest sail on the main mast. On a fore-and-aft...
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single mast
typically having only one
headsail in
front of the mast and one
mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an
arrangement is
called a fore-and-aft...
- at
least two
sails on the main mast: a
square topsail and a gaff sail
mainsail (behind the mast). The main mast is the
second and
taller of the two masts...
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Roller furling is
typically used for
foresails such as jibs or genoas. A
mainsail may also be
furled by a
similar system,
whereby the sail is
furled within...
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continued development into the 1980s,
including a
commercial derivative,
MAINSAIL. SAIL's main
feature is a
symbolic data
system based upon an ****ociative...
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genoa is larger, with the
leech going past the mast and
overlapping the
mainsail. To
maximize sail area, the foot of the sail is
generally parallel and...
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intended for off-s****
sailing might have a sail
inventory that includes: a
mainsail, a
roller furling genoa, and a
working staysail for most wind conditions...
- rig
remains the most po****r fore-aft rig for
schooner and
barquentine mainsails[citation needed] and
other course sails, and
spanker sails on a square...
- the
sailing craft turns its bow
through the wind. In this maneuver, the
mainsail will
cross the
center of the boat
while the jib is
pulled to the other...
- the
mainsail and jib are on
opposite sides of the vessel, the
windward side is
considered to be that
opposite to the site on
which the
mainsail is being...
